After submitting a resume and cover letter for the writing position, I went through a process that lasted a couple weeks and involved me writing a couple sample articles for the website so they could determine whether I could write in their style. I was asked to do those articles under a self-imposed time constraint so they could assess my writing speed (an important aspect of this job) as well.

I found the listing for this position (feature writer) on an online job board. I was a recent college graduate (B.S., Writing) with some, but not much, informal business education. I thought that my skills and interests were a fit but that the application was a reach. Through email, I submitted the standard trifecta: cover letter, resume, and writing samples. There was a quiet period before I heard back, I assume because they were gathering and sorting applications. Eventually I received an email, asking that I complete a copyediting skills test and another writing sample (~750 words). After submitting these, I soon heard back that I would have a phone interview. At the time I applied the company was still pretty small so the interview was with the CEO (Damien). The interview was pretty short (~20 minutes) and to the point. Damien asked me a few kind of general, abstract questions about me and my interests and expertise as a writer, and then told me some about himself and the company. Shortly after that I was asked to do another skills test. This was a real-time writing exercise where I was asked to complete an assignment and submit it immediately for review. Soon after this I heard back and was offered the position. I accepted and was being onboarded a week later.